Playing cards



\ May 7, 193.5. R. E. ADAMS PLAYING CARDS Filed June 12, 1934 aA/IDLE g E {J SGISSQHS GRA AT HERE; LOCK TTTT N W JjM'ATTORNE S I Patented May 1 935 7' PLAYING calms Richard E. Adams, Moorestown, N. .L; Application June 12, 1934, Serial No. 730,317

2 Claims.

playing cards and it is the purpose to provide a card game which lends amusement as an evenings pastime, as well as being educational and instructive for children as well as, grown persons.

It is to be understood that the. particulars herein given are in no waylimitative, and that while still'keeping within the scope'of the invention, any desired modification of details and proportions may be made in the construction of the appliance according to circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts to be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing and claimed.

In the drawing: I

Figure 1 is a view of a group of cards showing the five vowels a, e, i, o, and u.

Figure 2 is a view of a group of picture-cards,

ten inall, each having a diiferent picture, with the. name of the character in the picture spelled out.

Figure 3 is a view of a group of forty seven cards containing substantially all the consonants. Referring to the drawing numeral 5 identifies the cards in the first group showing the vowels,

I while 6 identifies the second group of cards shown in Figure 2. The group of cards 5 comprises twenty two cards containing four of the letter a, five of the letter e, seven of the letter 1', four of the letter 0, and two of the letter u, which assist materially in spelling the various'words or names of the pictures in the group of ten cards identified by the numeral 6. The groupof cards 6a, in Figure 3 have most all the consonants; b 2, c4,d3,f1,g2,h1,k2,l4,m1,n4,p4,r5,s7,'t4, V 1, y l.

The group of ten cards 6 have variouspictures, such as a grandfathers clock 8, a rabbit 9, a

violin III, a soldier H, a candle |2,-a kitten 13,

a pup l4, scissors IS, a mouse l6 and a pig I1, the name of each picture being spelled on the same'cards as identified at l8.

Rules of play While it is. possible to provide any suitable, name or title, Halt is selected, because should a player play the wrong card, the player who (01. 273-152) This invention relates to an improvedpackof The dealer startsthe game by playing a picture card, but should the dealer not have apic-ti ture card the next player havinga picture card starts the game.

The object is to spell the word on each picture 7' 5 card continuing until a player is out of cards. :The second playermay play either another picture card or the first letter of the word spelling" v the picture already played. If the second player cannot play heplays'from the pack until he can 10 play. Continuing, each player plays either a picture or the next letter of any word already played on the table. a I Theonewho plays the last letter of anyword' takes the pileof cards (pictures and letters). and 15 places itin front on the table. -Each cardthus won scores one point for the player at the end of the game. The game is over when the player plays his last card. All other players then give 7 him all'the cards still held in their handsand 20 he adds them to his score. g

If a player plays the wrongcard; the first player; i who may see the mistake and shouts halt has fivepointsadded to his score. The player must take'back his card and also lose his turn.

Scoring Each card won (by playing the last letter of a. word) (or from other players hands by going out) counts one point. The winning score for the 30 game is 200. f

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is: p

,1. A deck of'playing cards comprising a group of cards having indicia of different tangible elements and additionally asecond group of cards elements.

2. A deck of playing cards comprising a group of cards each having a physical representation of 45 7 an object having a distinctive name and a second group of cards each having an alphabetical indicia, said second group being capable of subdivisionto produce individually in suchxsub-Y division all of the names of the representations of the first group.

' RICHARD E. ADAMS. 

